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AUDUBON AND OTHERS a bicentennial exhibition of illustrated bird books

Mezzanine Exhibit Gallery Thomas Cooper Library M~-JII!y, 2001

Among the greatest treasures of the antebellum South Carolina College was its set of Audubon's huge double-elephant folio Birds of America, published in parts between] 828 and 1838. Fewer than 130 complete sets, with all 435 plates, now survive. (On the original acquisition, by a one­vote majority in the South Carolina legislature, see Davy-Jo Stribling Ridge, A Load of Gratitude: Audubon and South Carolina, ]985).

The current exhibition, supported by the University's Bicentennial Commission, traces the development of bird illustration, to give a context for viewing Audubon's achievement. The exhibit i~ arranged chronologically, starting with European bird illustrations of the sixteenth century and concluding with Audubon and other 19th century illustrators.

In addition to its main archival set of Birds of America, Thomas Cooper Library has a smaller group of Audubons donated by Miss Jennie Haddock Feagle (1896-1993). Her three double­elephant folio versions of Audubon's first plate, the American wild turkey (Lizars, 1827; Havell, ]828; Bien, 1858) are in the Feagle Hall and two more of her Audubons hang in the Graniteville Room.

1: EARLY BIRD ILLUSTRATION, I • Belon, Pierre, 1517-1564, L 'histoire de la nature des oyseaux (paris: Cavell at, 1555). • Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-16051, Ornllhologile, hoc est de avibus hlstorile, vol. II (Bononi~: Typographia Manolessiana, [1645] ). • Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675, Historiae naillralis, (Amsterdam, 1657). J.S. Billings Endowment. • Latham, Simon, Latham'sfalconry: or, the faukons hue, and cure, 2 vols. in one (London: Harison, ]633).

2: EARLY ILLUSTRATION, II • Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio, 1595-1658, Historla natvrae, maxime peregrinae (Antwerp: Moreti, 1635).

• Willughby, Francis, 1635-1672, The ornitllOldgy of Francis WUJughby (London: A.C. for J. Martyn, 1678).

Case 3: CATESBY • Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749, The largest white billed wood-peeker, reproduction (London: Alecto, 1996). • Catesby, "The Blue Heron," pI. The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 3rd ed. (London: White, 1771). Gift of Claudia Lea Phelps. • Unknown artist, c. 1765, The Blue Jay of South-Carolina, c. 1765. Gift of Ethelind Pope Brown.

4: SOME 18TH CENTURY BOOKS • Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, 1707-1788, Histoire naturelle des oiseaux, tome premier (Paris, 1770). • Edwards, George, 1694-1773, "The Swallow­Tailed Kingfisher," A natural history of birds: most ofwhicll have not beenflgur'd or descrw'd (London, 1743-51). Gift of Mrs. J. Henry Fair. • Edwards,"The Lesser Bonana Bird," Gleanings of natural history (London, 1758-64). Gift of Mrs. J. Henry Fair. • Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798, "The Lanner," British Zoowgy (Warrington: Eyres, 1776-77). • Pennant, "Honeysuckers," Genera of birds, 2nd ed. (London: White, 1781).

5; ILLUSTRA TlON PROCESSES • Hayes, William, fl. 1794, "The Lapwing," A natural history of British birds (London: Hooper, 1775). Uncolored. • Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, "The Jay," inA history of Brilisll birds. The fzgures engraved on wood (Newcastle: Walker, for T. Bewick, 1805).

6: WILSON'S ORNITHOLOGY • Alexander Wilson, from Grosart (1876). • Robert Bums, Wilson, and Allan Ramsay,

Four funny taJes(Air: J. & P. Wilson, 1802): the library also has Poems (paisley, 1790). Roy Coilection. • Wilson, "Orchard Oriole," pI. 4 American ornithology; or, Tile natura/Ilistory of the birds of the United States (philadelphia: Bradford & Inskeep, 1808-14). • Bartram, William, 1739-1823, Travels tIlrough North and Soutll Carolina, ••• (London: Johnson, 1792). Richard Wingate Lloyd Coilection. • Wilson, letter to Bartram in Grosart, Poems and literary prose of Alexander Wilson (Paisley: Gardner, 1876). • Wilson, "Carolina Parrot," pI. 26, in American ornithology .•• Plates (NY: Hall; Philadelphia: Collins, 1829).

7: AUDUBON'S BIRDS (& uprightcasei) • John James Audubon, 1785-1851, "Kentucky Warbler," Birds of America, pI. 38 (London: Havell, 1828). • Syme, John, 1795-1861, John James Audubon, 1826, from Foshay (1997). • Brissot de Warville, J.-P., 1754-1793, Lettre . • • sur ses rapports concernant les colonks ••• dans Ie cours de fa revolution (Paris: Desenne, 1790). • St. John, Mrs. Horace S. R., Audubon, tile naturalist of tile New world (NY: Francis, 1856). • Audubon, "Carulean Wood-Warbler," The Birds of America (NY: Audubon; Philadelphia: Chevalier, 1840-44). • Audubon, and Maria Martin, "Yellow­crowned Heron," HavelI pI. 336 (1836). • [Johnston, Edward W.], Catalogue of tile Library of the Soutll Carolina College (Columbia. SC: the Telescope, 1836). • Audubon, "Snowy Heron," Birds of America, pI. 242 (Amsterdam, 1971). Gift o/Col. Glenn A. West. • Audubon, and Maria Martin, "Louisiana Tanager; Scarlet Tanager," Havell pI. 354 (1837).

• Audubon. "Louisiana Heron," Havell pI. 227 (I 834). • Audubon, OrniJhologicaJ biography, ... interspersed wiJh delineations of American scenery and manners, 5 vols (Edinburgh: Black., 1831-1839). • V. and J.W. Audubon, John James Audubon, 1841, from Foshay (19~7). • Audubon, "American Flamingo," pI. 375, The Birds of America (NY, Philadelphia, 1840-44). • Audubon, "Barn or Chimney Swallow," pI. 48, no. 10, and cover, no. 11, The Birds of America, parts, octavo (NY, Philadelphia, 1840-44). Wrappers. • Audubon, A synopsis of the Birth of North America (Edinburgh: A. & C. Black; London: Longman, 1839).

8: AUDUBON AND BACHMAN • John Bachman, from Ridge (1985). • Bachman, C. L., John Bachman (Charleston: Walker et ai, 1888). • Bachman. John, 1790-1874, An essay on the migration of the birds of North American, manuscript, Charleston, 1833. Gift of James P. Ba"ow. • Audubon and Bachman, The quadrupeds of North America, 3 vols. (NY: Audubon, 1851-54). J.S. Billings Collection: the library also has their Vivaporous Quadrupeds (1845-48). • J. W. Audubon, John James Audubon, 1843, from Foshay (1997).

9: CONTEMPORARIES & RIVALS • Selby, P. J., 1788-1867, "Magnificent Fruit­Pigeon," Pigeons (Edinburgh: Lizars, 1835): the library also has Selby's Illustrations of British ornithology (1821). • Swainson, William, 1789-1855, "Steller's Jay," pI. 54, in Fauna borea~amerlcana; or, The zoology of the northern parts of Brillsh America, vol. 2 (London: John Murray, 183 1). • Swainson,"Crimson Crowned Weaver," pI. 13, The Natural HlstoT1 of the Birds of Western

A/rica (Edinburgh: Lizars, 1837). • Gould, John, 1804-1881 ,"Tanagra Darwini," pI. 34, in Charles Darwin, ed., The Zoology 0/ the voyage 0/ H.M.S. Beagle, Pt 2 (London: Smith, Elder, 1841). • Richter, H.C., "Roller" and "Thrush," from John Gould, The Birds o/Great Brilain, no. 9 (London: the Author, August 1st 1866). Gift of N. Heyward Clarkson, Jr.

10: AFfER AUDUBON • De Kay, James Ellsworth, 1792-1851, "Chestnut-sided Warbler." "Hemlock Warbler," "Pine Finch," Plate 59, Zoology 0/ New York, or the New-York/auna, Part 2 (Albany: Carroll and Cook, 1842). • Cassin, John, 1813-1869, "Centropus melanops" and "Eudynamys tahiti us," pI. 22, Atlas. Mammalogy and ornithology (philadelphia: Lippincott, 1858). • G. Suckley, U.S.A., "Western Duck Hawk," pI. IX, in Reports 0/ explorations and surveys . • • /or a railroad/rom the Mississippi River to the PacifIC Ocean, vol. 12B (1860). Alfred Chapin Rogers Collection.

IN THE FEAGLE HALL • Audubon, "Great American Cock Male," Birds 0/ America, pI. I (Edinburgh: Lizars, 1827). • Audubon, "Wild Turkey," Birds 0/ America, Havell pI. I (1828) • Audubon, "Wild Turkey," Birds 0/ America, no. I-I .. pI. 287 (New York: Bien, 1858)

IN THE GRANITEVILLE ROOM • Audubon, "Canada Goose," Havell pI. 201 (1834). Feagle Gift. • Audubon, "Mallard Duck," Birds 0/ America, n. 2-1, pI. 385 (New York: Bien, 1859). Feagle Gift. • Wolf, J., and Richter, H. C., "Sparrow-Hawk," in Gould, The Birds o/Great Britain (London, 1862-1873). •